Striker (band)

Canadian heavy metal

Striker

Striker at Headbangers Open Air 2015

Background information
Origin| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres|

* Heavy metal
* speed metal[1]
* power metal[2]

Years active| 2007–present
Labels|

* Record Breaking
* Napalm
* Iron Kodex

Members|

* Dan Cleary
* Tim Brown
* Pete Klassen
* John Simon Fallon

Past members|

* Dave Arnold
* Dave Grafton
* Adam Brown
* Tyson Travnik
* Ian Sandercock
* Magnus Burdeniuk
* William Wallace
* Trent Halliwell
* Chris Segger

Website| striker-metal.com

Striker is a Canadian heavy metal band from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in 2007.[3] The band's early material had a sound influenced more by old school thrash metal, but their more recent material has a more melodic sound influenced by traditional heavy metal.[4]

Their album Play to Win won the Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[5]

## Band members

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### Current

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* Dan Cleary – vocals (2007–present)
* Tim Brown – guitar (2013–present)
* Pete Klassen – bass (2019–present)[3]
* John Simon Fallon – guitar (2022–present; live 2016–2017)

### Former

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* Chris Segger – guitar (2007–2014, 2017–2022)
* Dave Arnold – bass (2007–2013)
* Dave Grafton – bass (2007)
* Tyson Travnik – drums (2007–2008)
* Ian Sandercock – guitar (2007–2013)
* Magnus Burdeniuk – drums (2008–2010)
* Adam Brown – drums (2010–2019)
* William "Wild Bill" Wallace – bass (2014–2019)
* Trent Halliwell – guitar (2015–2016)
* Jono Webster – drums (2019–2022)

### Timeline

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## Discography

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* Eyes in the Night (2010)
* Armed to the Teeth (2012)
* City of Gold (2014)
* Stand in the Fire (2016)
* Striker (2017)
* Play to Win (2018)
* Ultrapower (2024)

## References

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1. ^ "STRIKER Signs With IRON KODEX". Blabbermouth.net. October 20, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
2. ^ Kohsiek, Michael. "STRIKER - Road Warrior (12")". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
3. ^ a b "Striker – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
4. ^ "Guitarist Tim Brown reveals that Striker snuck some synths and keyboards on their latest album". Sleazeroxx.com. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
5. ^ Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada, June 29, 2020.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Striker (band).

* Official website
* Striker at AllMusic
* Striker at IMDb